How Grosjean has turned into a Raikkonen beater

Just a year ago, Romain Grosjean was under fire from some of his rivals for his on-track incidents. Now he is pushing his highly-regarded team-mate and his future looks brighter than ever, as JONATHAN NOBLE explains

A year is a very long time in Formula 1.

Twelve months ago, Romain Grosjean left Suzuka with his tail between his legs, and his ears burning after a verbal bashing in the Lotus offices from Mark Webber, who had confronted the 'first lap nutcase' following their Turn 2 collision.